Washboiler attachment.



J. O. MARTIN;

WASHBOILER ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APR.13, 1914.

1,132,955. Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

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Application filed April 13, 1914. Serial No. 831,553. I

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, JOHN C. MARTIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented. new and useful Improvements in Washboiler Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in wash boiler attachments and has to do more particularly with an improved form of clothes drainer and handler.

In the most preferred embodiment of my invention the same includes a tray of open mesh work provided with handles which are arranged for engagement with the upper margin of the boiler insuch a manner as to sustain the drainer therein. 7 I

The novelty of this invention relates more particularly tothe handles, and one of the features consists in providing; handles in sections which are hinged together, and to the tray, and which are adapted tobreak joint at the hinge connection of the sections.

A further feature of novelty consists in providing an improved form of hinge .connection for the sections which is adapted and arranged for engagement with the boiler in a manner to suspend the strainer view of my improved drainer. Fig. 4 is an edge view thereof. Fig. 5 is an end view.

Fig. 6 illustrates the manner in which the clotles are dumped from the strainer into a-tu Like characters of reference designates similar parts throughout the different figures of the drawings.

As illustrated, my improved strainer is in the form of a fiat tray, indicated as a whole at 1. The tray 1 is ofopen mesh or retic-ulated structure which may comprise transversely disposed wires 2 and 3 having their ends bent about or otherwise fixed I Specification of Letters Patent.

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to a margin or frame wire 4, which is bent to lend the tray its desired contour. -1 The contour of the tray will approximate the stock form. of boiler in connection with 0 which the drainer is to be used: The mar-' gin-or frame wire 4 is bent to form retainng loops 5, two beingpr'ovided at each end, in the present form.

.. I will next'des'cribe my improved form of handle and the advantages thereof. 1 A handle is provided for each endof the tray, and each handle comprises a tray section, lndicated as a whole at 6, and a handle sect onmdicated as a whole at 7. The tray" section 6 is formed of a single length of wire bent to approximately U-shape form, the legs 8 of which have their terminals 9 ex tended through the retaining loops 5, toward the tray body, and bentaboutthe frame wire lto form a hinge connection. At all times, the legs 8 will be disposed outwardly with respect to the retaining loops 5 so astoprevent the legs 8 from beingtilted or swung over and upon the tray, the retaining loops 5 functioning to arrest inward movement of the legs from a vertical position. The bight of the U-shaped tray section 6 is bent to form loops 10, in spaced relation with respect to each other, which loops project outwardly from the legs 8, as indicated at 11, for engagement with the end upper margin 12, of the boiler 13, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The remainder of the bight of each tray sectlon extends across the legs 8, as indicated at -l4, outwardly over the legs 8 so as to stlfien the loops 10 against distortion.

Each handle section is composed of a single length of wire which is shown twisted upon itself to form a stiffened stem 15, the wire ends being forked as indicated at 16, and having their terminals eyed to loop through the supporting loops 10 as indicated at 17. The forked ends 16 are bent at an obtuse angle to the stem 15, as shown more particularly in Fig. I. The foregoingcon struction provides for a hinged connection between the handle and tray sections, 7 and 6, respectively. The outer end of the handle sections are spread, as indicated at 18, to form trlangular handle loops on which wooden handles 19 may be revolubly mounted. By reference more particularly to Fig. 4, it will be seen that the handle ends or loops are bent outwardly with respect to the stems 15, for a purpose which will presently appear.

Fig. 1 shows the device in the position it would assume when the clothes are being boiled. Even with relatively long handles no difliculty is experienced in using the de vice of my invention in connection with a relatively shallow boiler, and closingthe lid thereof, because of the fact that the handles are made in sections which are hinged to break joint. Furthermore, relatively long handles can be provided thereby protecting the user against being burned, when handling the clothes. The bent handle terminals project upwardly and are held out of contact with the clothes when the handle sections are disposed upon theclothes, as shown in Fig. 1. When it is desired to drain the clothes, the handles will be grasped and the tray will be lifted to the position shown in Fig. 2 so as to dispose the hinged portions of the handle sections supported engagement with the upper margin of the boiler" In. dumping thevclothes from the tray into a rlnsing' receptacle or tub 20, the thumbs can behooked into theprojecting handles so its to spread the same, as clearly indicated in ig. 6,.v

It is believed that the novelty and utility of. my invention will be fully understood from the foregoing description, and while I have. hereinnshown and described onespecific form of my invention, I do not wish to be limited thereto except for such limitations as the claim may import.

I claim A clothes supporting and draining attachment for wash boilers, comprising a draining clothes tray holder, tray handle sections of substantially U-shaped form having their free ends hinged to said tray holder" and having their bights bent to form outwardly projecting supporting loops in spaced relation with respect to each other for engagement with the boiler to support the tray therein, and a handle section hinged to each tray section at the supporting loops thereof to permit the handles to break joint between their ends, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I hereby aflix my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN C. MARTIN.

Witnesses:

HAROLD SCANTLEBURY, EDNA BROYLES.

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